Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Predicted Peak Flow
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Description
The Predicted Peak Flow calculator determines expected peak flow to help quantify asthma exacerbation severity.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the Predicted Peak Flow calculator:
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Systems
- Respiratory
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
---|---|---|
Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked, the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-GrowVel | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-GrowVel” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Age | Demographics | Patient Age |
Sex | Demographics | Patient Sex |
Height | Vitals | Patient Height in Inches |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
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Predicted Peak Flow | Result | The patient’s predicted peak expiratory flow |
References
http://www.mdcalc.com/estimatedexpected-peak-expiratory-flow-peak-flow/